With the merger, Timberline Disposal, Talking Trash and Rocky Mountain Cabana, which have operated in Summit and Clear Creek counties for years, are coming together under one banner, Timberline Disposal and Recycling, with its headquarters in Silverthorne.
Details of the merger were not released, but the move is expected to put the newly combined companies in a better position to compete with the Texas-based, waste-and-recycling giant Waste Management, which works in locations across the U.S., including Colorado and Summit County.
"Competition typically serves to contain prices, but the competition needs to be effective," said Scott Eden, president of Mountain Waste and Recycling, in a prepared statement. "These (merged) companies and their customers will now benefit from increased purchasing powers and operating efficiencies."
Eden didn’t mention Waste Management by name, but it’s clearly the competition referenced in his company’s news release announcing the merger.
Over the phone, Eden explained that waste collection is only one thing his company does; they’re also focused on recycling, composting and sustainable living.
"Customers will begin to experience an expanded, robust line of services, including construction dumpsters, pick-up of organics, portable restrooms, special event sustainability services and more, all under one company umbrella," he said.
Mostly, Eden said, the merger will allow the companies to pool their resources and have better access to capital — "money to buy trucks and things like that" — to compete with larger businesses while the services provided will remain much the way they are now.
"We decided that, through strength in numbers, we have to be bigger," he said of the multi-company agreement.
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